2013 Ram 1500 seats

INTRODUCTION/WELCOME
WELCOME FROM CHRYSLER
GROUP LLC.................. 3
CONTROLS AT A GLANCE
DRIVER COCKPIT .............. 6
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER .......... 8
GETTING STARTED
KEYFOB ................... 10
KEYLESS ENTER-N-GO™ ......... 11
REMOTE START .............. 13
THEFT ALARM ............... 13
SEATBELT .................. 13
SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT
SYSTEM (SRS) — AIR BAGS ....... 14
CHILD RESTRAINTS ............ 15
FRONT SEATS ................ 20
HEATED/VENTILATED SEATS ....... 22
HEATED STEERING WHEEL ........ 23
TILT STEERING COLUMN ......... 24
OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
ENGINE BREAK-IN
RECOMMENDATIONS........... 25
TURN SIGNALS/WIPER/WASHER/
HIGH BEAMS LEVER ............ 26
HEADLIGHT SWITCH ............ 27
SPEED CONTROL .............. 28
EIGHT–SPEED AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION — IF EQUIPPED .... 29
ELECTRONIC RANGE SELECT (ERS)
OPERATION ................. 30
AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM ........ 32
MANUAL CLIMATE CONTROLS
WITHOUT TOUCH-SCREEN ........ 34
MANUAL CLIMATE CONTROLS
WITH TOUCH-SCREEN ........... 35
AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROLS
WITH TOUCH-SCREEN ........... 36
PARKSENSE
®REAR PARK ASSIST . . . 37
PARKVIEW®REAR BACK-UP
CAMERA ................... 38
TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM
(TPMS) – 2500 MODELS ONLY ...... 38
POWER SLIDING REAR WINDOW .... 39
POWER SUNROOF ............. 40
WIND BUFFETING ............. 41
ELECTRONICS
YOUR VEHICLE'S SOUND SYSTEM . . . 42
IDENTIFYING YOUR RADIO ........ 44
Uconnect
®Access (AVAILABLE ON
Uconnect®8.4A AND Uconnect®8.4AN)
(IF EQUIPPED) ................ 45
Uconnect
®3.0 ................ 54
Uconnect®5.0 ................ 56 Uconnect
®8.4A ............... 62
Uconnect®8.4AN .............. 79
STEERING WHEEL AUDIO
CONTROLS .................. 97
ELECTRONIC VEHICLE
INFORMATION CENTER (EVIC) ..... 98
PROGRAMMABLE FEATURES ....... 98
UNIVERSAL GARAGE DOOR OPENER
(HomeLink
®) ................ 101
POWER INVERTER ............ 103
POWER OUTLETS ............ 104
OFF-ROAD CAPABILITIES
FOUR WHEEL DRIVE OPERATION . . . 105
UTILITY
TONNEAU COVER............. 108
EASY-OFF TAILGATE ........... 108
PICKUP BOX ................ 109
RAMBOX
®.................. 110
TOWING & PAYLOAD ........... 114
TOW/HAUL MODE ............ 116
INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE
MODULE .................. 116
RECREATIONAL TOWING
(BEHIND MOTORHOME, ETC.) ..... 118
DIESEL
DIESEL ENGINE BREAK-IN
RECOMMENDATIONS........... 120
DIESEL ENGINE STARTING
PROCEDURES ............... 120
DIESEL EXHAUST BRAKE
(ENGINE BRAKING) ........... 121
IDLE-UP FEATURE (AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION ONLY) ......... 122
ENGINE MOUNTED FUEL
FILTER/WATER SEPARATOR ....... 123
UNDERBODY MOUNTED FUEL
FILTER/WATER SEPARATOR ....... 124
ADDING FUEL – DIESEL ENGINE
ONLY ..................... 125
EXHAUST REGENERATION ....... 125
COOL-DOWN IDLE CHART ........ 127
DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID ........ 127
WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES
ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE......... 130
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WARNING
LIGHTS ................... 130
IF YOUR ENGINE OVERHEATS ..... 134
JACKING AND TIRE CHANGING .... 135
JUMP-STARTING ............. 148
EMERGENCY TOW HOOKS ....... 150
SHIFT LEVER OVERRIDE ........ 150
TOWING A DISABLED VEHICLE .... 153
FREEING A STUCK VEHICLE ...... 154
EVENT DATA RECORDER (EDR) .... 155
TABLE OF CONTENTS

A. Headlight Switch pg. 27
B. Turn Signal/Wiper/Washer/HighBeams Lever pg. 26
C. Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) Controls pg. 98
D. Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) Display pg. 9
E. Instrument Cluster pg. 8
F. Four Wheel Drive Operation pg. 105
G. Identify Your Audio System pg. 42
H. Audio System Hard Controls pg. 42
I. Power Inverter Outlet pg. 103
J. Manual Climate Controls pg. 34 K. Switch Panel
• Diesel Exhaust Brake
• Tow/Haul pg. 116
• Electronic Stability Control pg. 130
• Air Suspension System
• ParkSense
®Rear Park Assist pg. 37
• Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) pg. 130
• Front Heated Seats pg. 22
• Front Ventilated Seats pg. 22
• Heated Steering Wheel pg. 23
• Integrated Trailer Brake Module pg. 116
• Engine Stop Start L. Shifter
M. Keyless Engine Starting/Stopping
pg. 12
N. Electronic Speed Control pg. 28
O. Hood Release (below steering wheel at base of instrument panel) pg. 156
P. Parking Brake Release
Q. Power Mirrors
R. Power Windows
S. Power Door Locks
CONTROLS AT A GLANCE
7

WARNING!
• Relying on the air bags alone could lead to more severe injuries in a collision.The air bags work with your seat belt to restrain you properly. In some
collisions, the air bags won't deploy at all. Always wear your seat belts even
though you have air bags.
• Being too close to the steering wheel or instrument panel during Advanced
Front Air Bag deployment could cause serious injury, including death. Air bags
need room to inflate. Sit back, comfortably extending your arms to reach the
steering wheel or instrument panel.
• Supplemental Side Air Bag Inflatable Curtains and Supplemental Seat-
Mounted Side Air Bags need room to inflate. Do not lean against the door or
window. Sit upright in the center of the seat.
• Being too close to the Supplemental Side Air Bag Inflatable Curtain and/or
Seat-Mounted Side Air Bag during deployment could cause you to be severely
injured or killed.
• Do not drive your vehicle after the air bags have deployed. If you are involved
in another collision, the air bags will not be in place to protect you.
• After any collision, the vehicle should be taken to an authorized dealer
immediately.
CHILD RESTRAINTS
• Children 12 years and under should ride properly buckled up in a rear seat, if
available. According to crash statistics, children are safer when properly restrained
in the rear seats rather than in the front.
•
Every state in the United States and all Canadian provinces require that small
children ride in proper restraint systems. This is the law, and you can be prosecuted
for ignoring it.
NOTE:
•
For additional information, refer to www.seatcheck.org or call 1–866–SEAT-CHECK
(1–866–732–8243).
•Canadian residents, should refer to Transport Canada’s website for additional infor-
mation http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/roadsafety/safedrivers-childsafety-index-53.htm.
Installing The LATCH - Compatible Child Restraint System
• Your vehicle’s second row passenger seats are equipped with the child restraint anchorage system called LATCH, which stands for Lower Anchors and Tether for
CHildren. LATCH child restraint anchorage systems are installed in the rear seat
outboard positions.
•
LATCH equipped seating positions have both lower anchor bars, located at the back
of the seat cushion, and tether strap anchorages, located behind the seat back.
GETTING STARTED
15

Installing The Lower Attachments:
• The vehicle lower anchorages are round bars located at the rear of the seat cushionwhere it meets the seatback. The rear seat lower anchors can be readily identified
by the symbol
located on the seatback directly above the anchorages and are
just visible when you lean into the rear seat to install the child restraint.
• Loosen the child seat adjusters on the lower straps and on the tether strap so
that you can attach the hooks or con-
nectors to the vehicle anchors more
easily.
• Attach the lower hooks or connectors over the top of the seatcover material.
• Then tighten the straps as you push the child restraint rearward and down-
ward into the seat.
Tether Anchorage Points At The Right And
Center Front Seat (Regular Cab - All Seats):
• Place the child restraint on the seat and adjust the tether strap so that it will reachover the seat back under the head restraint to the tether anchor directly behind the
seat.
• Lift the cover (if equipped), and attach the hook to the square opening in the
sheet metal.
• Install the child restraint and remove the slack in the tether strap according
to the manufacturer's instructions.
Child Restraint Installation Sequence
(Mega Cab® - Rear Seats):
• Place a child restraint on each out-board rear seat and adjust the tether
strap so that it will reach under the
head restraint to the tether anchor directly behind the seat.
• Lift the cover, and attach the hook to the square opening in the sheet metal.
• Install the child restraint and remove the slack in the tether strap according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Child Restraints Installation Sequence (Quad Cab®/Crew Cab - Rear Seats)
The top tether anchorages in this vehicle are tether strap loops located between the
rear glass and the back of the rear seat. There is a tether strap loop located behind
each seating position. Follow the steps below to attach the tether strap of the child
restraint.
GETTING STARTED
16

Right or Left Outboard Seats:
1. Raise the head restraint and reach between the rear seat and rear glass to accessthe tether strap loop.
2. Place a child restraint on the seat and adjust the tether strap so that it will reach over the seat back, under the head restraint, through the tether strap loop behind
the seat and over to the tether strap loop behind the center seat.
3. Pass the tether strap hook under the head restraint behind the child seat,
through the tether strap loop behind
the seat and over to the center tether
strap loop.
4. Attach the hook to the center tether strap loop (see diagram). Tighten the
tether strap according to the child
seat manufacturer’s instructions.
NOTE:
If there are child seats in both of the
outboard (left and right) seating posi-
tions, the tether strap hooks of both child
seats should be connected to the center
tether strap loop. This is the correct way
to tether two outboard child seats.
Head Restraint In Raised PositionTether Strap Loop With Center Head Restraint In Raised Position
Tether Strap Through Outboard Tether Strap Loop
Tether Strap Through Outboard Tether Strap Loop And Attached To CenterTether Strap Loop
GETTING STARTED
17

WARNING!
• In a collision, an unrestrained child, even a tiny baby, can become a projectileinside the vehicle. The force required to hold even an infant on your lap could
become so great that you could not hold the child, no matter how strong you
are. The child and others could be severely injured or killed. Any child riding in
your vehicle should be in a proper restraint for the child's size.
• Improper installation of a child restraint to the LATCH anchorages can lead to
failure of an infant or child restraint. The child could be severely injured or
killed. Follow the manufacturer’s directions exactly when installing an infant or
child restraint.
• An incorrectly anchored tether strap could lead to increased head motion and
possible injury to the child. Use only the anchor positions directly behind the
child seat to secure a child restraint top tether strap.
• Rearward-facing child seats must never be used in the front seat of a vehicle
with a front passenger air bag. An air bag deployment could cause severe injury
or death to infants in this position.
FRONT SEATS
Power Seats
• The seat switch controls forward/back-ward and up/down.
• The recline switch controls the angle of the seatback. Push switch forward
or rearward and the seatback will move
in either direction.
Power Lumbar
• The lumbar controls are located on the outboard side of the seat cushion.
The lumbar support can be increased
by pressing the front of the switch and
decreased by pressing the back of the
switch.
GETTING STARTED
20

Memory Seat
• The memory seat feature allows you tosave the driver's seat position (exclud-
ing lumbar position), driver's outside
mirror position, adjustable brake and
accelerator pedals, Automatic Tem-
perature Control (ATC) temperature
setting and radio station preset set-
tings. The driver's memory buttons are
located on the outboard side of the
driver's seat cushion.
• Adjust all memory profile settings, press the middle button S (SET), then
press 1 or 2 within five seconds.
• To program a Key Fob to the memory position, place the ignition switch in the LOCK position and remove the Key Fob, press and release the LOCK button on the
Key Fob to be programmed within 5 seconds of pressing button 1 or 2.
• Press 1 or 2 to recall the saved positions, or press UNLOCK on the programmed Key Fob.
• Refer to the Owner's Manual on the DVD for further details.
Manual Seats
Forward/Rearward
• Lift up on the adjusting bar located at the front of the seat near the floor and
release it when the seat is at the de-
sired position. Then, using body pres-
sure, move forward and backward on
the seat to be sure that the seat adjust-
ers have latched.
Recliner
• Lift the recliner lever located on the
outboard side of the seat, lean back
and release at the desired position.
CAUTION!
Do not place any article under a power seat or impede its ability to move as it may
cause damage to the seat controls. Seat travel may become limited if movement
is stopped by an obstruction in the seat’s path.
GETTING STARTED
21

WARNING!
• Adjusting a seat while the vehicle is moving is dangerous. The suddenmovement of the seat could cause you to lose control. The seat belt might not
be properly adjusted, and you could be severely injured or killed. Only adjust a
seat while the vehicle is parked.
• Actuating the recliner handle will allow the seatback to swing (dump) forward
on manual recliner seats. Do not stand or lean in front of the seat while
actuating the handle. The seatback may swing forward and hit you, causing
injury. This dump feature allows access to the storage bin behind the seat. To
avoid injury, place your hand on the seatback and actuate the handle, then
position the seatback in the desired position.
• Do not ride with the seatback reclined so that the seat belt is no longer resting
against your chest. In a collision, you could slide under the seat belt and be
severely injured or killed. Use the recliner only when the vehicle is parked.
HEATED/VENTILATED SEATS
Front Heated Seats
• The controls for front heated seats arelocated on the center instrument panel
below the climate controls and there
are soft keys in the radio that control
the front heated seats.
• Press the switch once to select High- level heating. Press the switch a sec-
ond time to select Low-level heating.
Press the switch a third time to shut
the heating elements Off.
• If the High-level setting is selected, the system will automatically switch to
Low-level after approximately 20 min-
utes. The Low-level setting will turn
Off automatically after approximately 40 minutes.
Front Ventilated Seats
• Located in the seat cushion are small fans that draw the air from the passenger compartment and pull air through fine perforations in the seat cover to help keep
the driver and front passenger cooler in higher ambient temperatures.
• The ventilated seat switches are located in the switch bank in the center stack of the instrument panel just below the climate controls as well as soft keys in the
radio. The fans operate at two speeds, HIGH and LOW. Press the switch once to
select High speed. Press the switch a second time to select Low speed. Press the
switch a third time to turn the fans Off.
GETTING STARTED
22